“It’s coming home. It’s coming. Football’s coming home” – The Lightning Seeds. Sheffield FC are widely regarded as the oldest club in world football that have been continuously playing. They were formed in 1857 and as much as I hate FIFA, they are the governing body of world football and they recognise Sheffield FC as the world’s Read more about My Visit To The Home🏠Of Football⚽: Sheffield FC🔴⚫, England (Formed 1857)[…]
“I stare at the sky and it leaves me blind” – Manic Street Preachers. Backpacking Centurion was supposed to be a hat-trick, a trilogy. But Jonny Blair’s 100-country journey had too many stories for that. These are the uncut ones, or should I say the “cut ones”. They were left out for a reason and Read more about Finally Released: Backpacking Centurion: Volume 4 – The Black Volume🖤🩶❌[…]
“Maybe maybe it’s our nowhere towns” – Brett Anderson. In April 2018, I headed to The Hotel Show in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with the Young Pioneer Tours crew. To get the visa that time, we were supposed to be “working” there. It was a really difficult visa to get, easiest the hardest visa getation of Read more about Backpacking in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦: Seriously A Visa On Arrival in Dammam😂[…]
How To Get An Online Tourist Visa For Pakistan 🇵🇰 The more I travel, the more countries I swallow, the harder it all gets. That’s the way it goes. It doesn’t get easier. Don’t kid yourself. The reason for this uphill struggle is that usually the toughest visas to get are the ones left until Read more about How To Get An Online Tourist Visa For Pakistan 🇵🇰[…]
“But it’s too late, baby, now it’s too late” – Carole King. “Forever, ever delayed” – Richey James Edwards. “It’s a black fly in your Chardonnay” – Alanis Morrisette. Glory days unloyal here. Not everything in this life works out. We forfeit, we miss, regret and this was one. You see in September 2023 I Read more about Finally Backpacking In Abu Dhabi: 15 Years Too Late For “GlobCom”[…]
“What you leave behind, you don’t miss anyway” – Paul Hewson. Friday 26th September 2003. That’s twenty years ago today. Madness. This was the day when life unknowingly all changed for me. It did for me and it could for you too and you will never expect that. I certainly wasn’t ready for a new Read more about 20 Years Ago Today: How My Life Changed Forever On Friday 26th September 2003[…]
“As long as the stars are burning, as long as your dreams are coming true, you better believe it” – Meatloaf. Kathmandu was a holy place for sure. Something in the air told me that. I enjoyed a ram packed, action whacked brace of days here in Nepal’s capital city, Kathmandu. It was actually a Read more about Backpacking In Nepal 🇳🇵: Watching Live Human Cremations At Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu[…]
“My spirit has been purified” – Noel Gallagher. I enjoyed a ram packed, action whacked brace of days in Nepal’s capital city, Kathmandu. It was actually a city that didn’t surprise me at all. I expected it to be like this. Poky streets, friendly people, temples galore and a load of shops selling hiking gear. Read more about Backpacking In Nepal 🇳🇵: Visiting The Boudhanath Stupa And Buddhist Shrine, Kathmandu[…]